By “control,” I meant that a surprisingly high number of NRA supporters are single-issue voters, and the NRA has (and touts) the ability to move large blocks of voters based solely on a single thing. I honestly can’t think of another org that leans as heavily on its ability to move voters as the NRA - even when its…

He's up for Bond. This ups his profile in the US.

No, no, no, no! Think of it as Bill O’Reilly is finally agreeing with YOU.

NO

Ha, the breakup narrative was so flattering to him. He loved her but he just wasn’t in love with her, you know? She was desperately in love with him and wanted to get married but he so wasn’t feeling that. So, much respect! She’s probably just not a very sexual person.

One of many things that needs to change for this to stop happening is the way we socialize boys and men to handle their emotions. Not every negative emotion needs to turn into anger, crying is healthy, and sadness, grief and disappointment deserve gentleness not ridicule.

Exactly this. I think if you are going to have a draft at all then it is unfair and ridiculous to only require it for men. And I also believe that every single job in the military should be only based on the mental and/or physical requirements to do the job, not gender. Can’t carry over 100 lbs on your back for miles…

Rep. Duncan Hunter of California intended it as “gotcha amendment,” because he didn’t think liberals would vote to draft women.

I’m agnostic on the draft itself, but if we are going to have it then all citizens who are fit to serve should be required to register.

I once heard somebody say that pregnancy is a hope, not a promise.

THIS. When I was younger, still living at home with my conservative parents, I took a political science class at the local college. We had weekly debates, and for the reproductive rights debate, I took the anti-abortion side, because that’s what I believed. The professor asked if I thought abortion was murder and…

This is so important. I’m glad this woman chose to share her story. I think the most telling moment was when she asked Jia if she was okay hearing all the details — these stories are rarely told, partly because they are so hard to tell and hard to hear. Thank you for telling the story so that we could all hear it.

is there any way to donate to the clinic that performed it? even if it’s just going to fix the leaky roof, they deserve as much help as they can get for offering their services to women in situations like this.

My heart broke into one thousand pieces for this woman. my god. MY GOD. I CANNOT.

But...but...it’s Walmart. A Texas Walmart. Where is the good guy with the gun? Because isn’t that why we have a second amendment?

My husband and I go to the shooting range, I’ve shot a bunch of different handguns and some small hunting rifles. I’m about as liberal as they come and live in Massachusetts but shooting is a decent (albeit expensive) hobby in a controlled environment.

Yeah, a good investigation would be to have a person with a criminal record that would preclude them from owning a gun, try to buy a gun. This is basically an article that explains, no shit, you can buy guns at a gun store if you pass the background check.

Don’t even try to make this about the US. We both know that there simply is no comparison between the two.

So start requiring gun safety classes. A teenager goes through a driving class before they get a license. Gun owners should have to go through something too. That would at least help with the people who die because they find an improperly stored gun.

How can anyone do that to their own child? You spend all those years loving and raising her, and then boom, set her on fire? How?!